Egg holder and opener



J. H. VAN MELSEN. EGG HOLDER AND OPENER. APPLICATION FILED MAR 18, 1920.1,372,1 1 1 Patenwd Mar. 22,1921

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10 F 8 I n ATTORNEY J. H. VAN MELSEN.

EGG HOLDER AND OPENER. APPLICATION FILED MAB-1B 1920.

1,372,111 Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

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JOHN H. VAN MELSEN,

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specification 01. Letters Patent.

Patented lltar. ht}, ihfit Application one name it, 1920. Serial Ito.sneer/r.

To all where it may concem:

Be it hnown that I, JOHN H. VAN MEL- enn a citizen. ot the United.States' of itineraries and residin at the city of Worcester in countyWorcester and State elf ltlessachnsetts, have invented new and nseihilimprovements in Egg Holders and @peners, oi which the following is aspec1- hcation.

This invention relates to improvements in enlinary ntensils and moreparticularly to means whereby eggs inay be conveniently enpported whilebeing opened.

Another object of my invention consists a simple, ethcient and meanreadily open eggs so as to permit the yolk well white oil a raw egg tobe spilled into a pan dish or other receptacle.

.tihnfiilil'lfili ohject of my invention is to provide device whichshall be economically eonstrncted so as to be manniactnred at anextremely low cost and thereby serve to initially hreah eggs to enablethe contents thereei. to he readily removed.

A. still ii'nrther object of my invention is to provide a holder foreggs wherein the desirahle qualities of simplicity, ease 0t oporation,durability and interchangeab1l1t to difierent sizes of eggs may beobtame l Vith the alcove and other objects in view my invention consistsin the arrangement, combination, and details of construction disclosedin the drawings and specification and then more particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

in the drawings, wherein similar reference characters designate similarparts throughout the respective views,

ll ignre 1 is a top plan view of my 1nvention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a view of Fig. 1 showing the several parts closed around theegg,

Fig. 4- is a bottom plan view 0 the egg holder and opener,

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of one of the ewe, 1 Fig. 6 is a plan viewof a sprmg arm,

Fig. 7 is a view of another arm,

Fig. 8 is a plan view of stall another arm,

Fig. 9 his top. plan view of a modified Fig. 10 is a side elevationofFig. 9

Fig. 11 1s a View of Fi 9 showing the parts closed,

Y respective till an egg having lid Fig. 18 is a side view oiegg holderand lit opener, and p Fig. 19 is a perspective view ot the device turnedupside down so as to release an eg therefrom.

Re erring to the drawings which are merely illustrative of my inventionit designates one of the movable sections or jaws of my invention, theother an exact replica of which is designated B. The linger hold G oi?one jaw or section A. has while that of the other section B itsopening 1. Each section is termed with an arcuate series of teeth ttermed upon its curved edge and terminates at one end an opening 2, so

in a lug 6 pivoted at upon the similar to lug formed upon its matesection, so that at the point 7 both sections are pivotally overla ped.7" designates a pivot opening forme in each sectlon and 3 desi ates astraight edge formed thereu on. out arm or spring leaf or strip 12 isformed at its opposite ends with the openings 9, 10 and with the centralopening 8, while the arm or strip 11 is formed at its opporesilias siteends with the openings 7, 8 the openat mg 7 receiving the pivot pin thisstri is pro point, w ile anot 7 whereby erly positioned at this 1 erpivot pin 8 passes throu h the opening 8 of the resilient strip 12 analso throu hstrip 11 and in thi arm 11 as a brace for the arm 12 and atthe same time makes arm 11 serve to form the eg holder, this am 11 beingcurved from t e pivot points 7 and 8. The resilient arm 12 is alsocurved under tension from the pivot point or pin 8 to the rivets 9 and10 which sections and also through the openings 9, and 10 of'theresilient 12 thereby making a three armed wicket holder for eggs.

pass through openings 10 in the l the opening 8 of the 100 s mannerconnects the strip The resilient arm 12 is so constructed and shapedthat when bent into curvilinear form and attached to the rivets 9 and 10they, 2'. a, the ends of this strip will separate the handle portions Cand D of the respective sections and of the complete device therebyenabling eggs of various sizes to be supported upon the three armedcage. The curved portions of arm 12 are designated 13, 14, the rivets 9,10 having bent back fingers 15.

A modification of this invention is disclosed in Figs. 9-11 wherein thetwo sections of the cutter are shaped exactly the same as hereinbeforeshown but in this construction there is used a separate spring member orarm 16 the opposite ends of which are provided with the lugs 17 and 18adapted to be secured in the shts expressly provided therefor in therespective pivoted end portions of the egg holder and opener. It will beseen that in this construction the arm 12 is not made of spring materialas the resiliency needed in this device is furnished by the pair of lugs17 and 18 formed upon the curved spring arm 16, through the inherentspringy action of this arm bowing when the sections are broughttogether.

In operation the user takes hold of the handle portions of the device asshown in Fig. 17, after an egg shall have been lodged into the three armcage, and then brings the jaws or sections close together so that theteeth or points 4 of the two sections may dig into and penetrate theshell leaving a scored portion; while the egg is still clenched in thecage between both jaws the user or operator will remove the top portionof the shell designated F in Fig. 14:; then while the two jaws are stillclosed about this egg E the device is turned upside down to permit thewhite and yolk L of the egg bein removed therefrom inside 9 of the shell.14 as shown in Fig. 15, after which the jaws which are still inengagement with the shell E of the egg will be opened and the bare shelldropped as shown in Fig. 19. This operation may be repeated and quicklymade to remove the tops from eggs in a sanitary manner without the handsof the operator coming into contact with the egg thus held and suported. Numerous changes may be ma e in practice from this constructionwhich are intended to be covered within the purview of the appendedclaims.

What I claim and desire to secure protection on is as follows 1. Adevice as described consisting of a pair of jaws, said jaws beingpivotally connected together at one end, a curved arm also attached tothe pivot of said jaws, another arm extending across so as to connectwith both jaws and also with the first arm, and means whereby said jawsmay yieldably be spread apart or be brought together.

2. A device as described consisting of two arms, one longer than theother, the longer arm being bowed to provide side arms, and the shorterarm also being curved and attached at one end to the central point ofthe longer arm, a pair of cutting jaws piv-' oted together upon theother end of the shorter arm, said cutting jaws adapted to strain andfiex said longer arm as they are brought toward each other.

' In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my sealthis fifteenth day of March, 1920.

JOHN H. VAN MELSEN. [1 s.]

Attest:

VVILLIAM E. BAFF, SILAS H. LORD.

